John j



` '1. F. CARPMILL.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION HLED Dec. e. 1921.

Patented Dec. 12,1921

Iinifolving ythe f invention.

n ie, ieee d y Jorinr. oneri/run' or einer BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, nesronoii To THE NORTH e .InnnIINUFIICTURINGconferir;for NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, n coneonn` TON '0F GONNECTCT. l"

BUCKLE.

Application led De'cemberf, 1921. `Serialflq'o. 520,'32J

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Beit known tlieti JOHN FQ CifriiimILLr a citizen of the United States,` residingfet Neve` Britaiindn the count);v otll'lirt'ford :findStete of Connecticut, haerl invented certainy new f and luse't'ul Improvements ein Buckles, .off

which the following isa specicetion.

This invention f relates to buckles.l A buckle involvingfthe .invention lne-y; be vob-H` Viously `usedv :in 1 various Ways. lt `mdylbe employed with advantage for instzincqfor personel `adormnent'j` generilly 4connection with ebelt; it ce1i1be-utilized oleo inessol! cietion with herncss or withk el strep such'rzis is usedfor holdingerticleelike: school books.`

, These are threerofineny' illusti-ations.` A.

buckle of lthe *saine generality/pe :es: thzitf` covereeliherein, usually comprises o body member `and e' clampingnrernber.` There 1s 1oneobjection to thepresentftype of buckle:`

oi' this saine .general charect'eig in th et, iteheel the inherent defectoflnot"functioning prop-` f erlyvto'lholdrbeltsor Websiwhich. Veryv in thickness Therefore f-onel` oit the i funden `nientzil 'objects of the'inventicinie the prol 'visionfot effective ineens bywhich the belt can SecurelyUheld` 11n uclninping relation".

vwith the body, regardless ot its thickness;`

naturally `within the capacit;` of the buckle. The de viceL rpossesses innn `otherdentures ot' l .novel ty yand advantage which 'with `the :fore-l goingf'willbe Isetiorth' nt'length fin the tollowingdescription, wherein "l *will outlinein detail. several 'of `the niuny :formel of e1nbodi ment "of the invention which 'lf have selected tor `illue'trzrtion inIl the drmvings accompany" ing-nd forming part oi? the present lspecifi-f cation.A Clearly@ am not restricted tosuchrV disclosurey l may de'grizuttherefroin in niiny c respects within kthe ecope oit fthe 'nrention 1 defined by 'the `olziin'ls. :follow ingiseid descrip-'- f tion. While I herementioned lone'flcifthe fundenientulf obj'ecteoif the invention l might also 'note tliiitf lf. cunhconetrnct 'the buckle `in e., relativelyinertl elusive' =nienner,y that the saine `is eimplexin to'nstrnctionVl and is highly eifeotireinaotion.

Figure il. isla perepect-iteView of buckle' `Fignl ieelilre mewroii the clamping inein-4 ber andthe actuator connected, u. portionff Fics. "2 and?) are sinii-leiwiews of. thel body` a the fixed part 'of thev belt; showing fing` member. i

\ which l in eneral We" i D J tion' 'of wrhiclr* is ribbed 'f Fig; 5 is a perspective'vieiv of theyclainp-f Fig. 6 isasectionel end elemition7 the body member beingeshown in cross section.

F 7 is eJ longitudinal section', the dottefldGO linesr showing` show two different :size bel-ts f can be held;y

ligjl ise View corresponding to F of' `a slight. inodicetion. l

F 1g. 19 is a` practically ASini-iler. View ofz n.651 modification. y i

`10de` e precticallg.v sin'iilarwiew otra modification; i l

Figfll isn practically similar ifiewoi` modification;` f 'v70 1 M l'ziliecharacters referto like parte through-l Outtheseveralviews.` t f l u The bucklefiniolvee e "bodyi ineniberwo' some Suitablelind Tha-t shown is denotedsr` in n general; Way by 2,1'and fit is` represented`7 5 as includinglin .its Ineke up the ytaceportion; 3 which 1s slightly longitudinally ferched and generally maden?? some'lsheet metal; t ltfhas along opposite edges and `@extensive .there-V` u'fithfthel side 'langes4-l The saidside flanges 80V :is Iillusitreted` are provided'i'vith v'inwardly 1 projecting'` lsegmentedYlips 5` extendingto-Y` Ward each other-*land locatedlfas shown,` et v about Vthe frontportionof-the bod1 'ineni` bei-5` 'thei `beltor its equivalent lbein:r` yusually 85 f" iii-iedly 'connected `with the; rear" portion oi the bodyfinenxber `although not directljjl; The LSeidbody:member en@ the ideflangges 4 "thereof, ere providedslightly to the rear oftheir centers,-Witlf1lthe transVersely-a-lined 90y lugs or, eers v6 {heving pivot `perforatione6 function esl Will khereinaftery set forth] ToMhold--the `free `end 'portionHottliebelt in rin relzitionlwthothebody meinberl, 95

e"clemping'member `such es thzit denoted by 7 is shown,v The clnnping member?` is also deeirebly'morde-oli` cet metal:` lt" comprises fr roundedcani-.eilte bodyor web 8,'the eective orbindingpor` 10o of the foam/#like cody jolistend -perpendow larlyj an'dfltpractically etwrise` against the f inner surfarces of portions f offen actuator '10.5

hereinefterfset forth; and ereinteriorated` es et 109 these-perioret1ons -coi.nc-Idrngv with the perforations 6* to Whichfl' have' referred;`

The outerfp'ortion' 'of the ceinlilieffbodyf has la rearward extension f the length-of :lio

perforations 6 which a trilie than that of the canilike bodyl.

The clamping member Inova-bly mounted andthe best effects are obtained by pivoting itin position. yThe pivot means may be ot any suitable character, the pivot .y 12 being shown for the purpose. This pivot` extends through the transversely alinea and10,"and its lends ex-` teriorly ot the flanges a areusually headed:- This is a way off properly movably mount the clamping meniber `being merely `one of' severalior`a's.will be` iiiterred, theinventien comprises certain. fundamentally and-broad relations. In Fig.` 4 tlie pivotj12l is shown. be'roi'e its head, but in Fig.J4 1l where the parts are assembled, the `Aheads at 'y the ends of the pivot-plainly show..

There is an i actuator' V-ito'i' vthe clamping member 7 and thisactuator. may be of any proper character. notedv inH a general requirements. Said comprises a flat bodyv le way ,by 13 answers kmy ing meinberto thus flexibly,` connect; the actuator .with thel clamping member. This iiexible `connection constitutes actuator 13 and :the clamping member 7.

inwardly-*extending i ears `16 -`wliich are 1 of the l clamp- Vsituated between theqends Si4 ing member T andthe side flangese These ears as shown, have slots or openings 171 aiid'through the respective slots oropeniiigs 17,'thepivot 12 freely extends. v

The actuator 13 which also Vfunctions after` the-fashion as. whatl `is sometimes known'as a terminal member, has latjvits `rear or back portion, theloop 18 through which the `fixed end portion of the belt19 vmay be` extended and then stitched in place, which. yis` merely 'one off several .ways oi fixedlyconnecting the belt or its equivalent with the actuator. This actuator as willbe clearly understood Qhas a multiple 'connection-with the clamping member, there being as `showrii two such iizfvinnections,y one oli them desire-bly y.tree for and the v clampingfmember.

construction illustrated,I shown both connect tions `as loose.' I t-will of coursebe-clear that the buckle comprises a lbody member,

\ anda clamping memberwmovably.mounted thereon, @and means whereby the-clamping ymembercan be set into active relation 65 solely yor only by arearwardqpull, this action bef set the same have shown by` dotted lines,

That shown and actuator as represented y `upon the Aforward 'edge of which gis an eye 15 about :midway of the .transverse extent ot the buckle and" 'exponent '.a.4 .curled about the cross-bar 7 oithe clampavv proper ac-y e Iii-"addition to the eye 15,1saidsbodyrhas at Litsf'en-ds the 1 tivcto each other. loose which` permits a relative motionybetween the` actuator As ;I'have noted, I. thereis aduplex connection between the ac-v tuator and the clampingjinember "and whiley it is desirable that one oit these "connections .n be-aloose one, I have, nevertheless, inthe` insee-ee ing brought about'through the pull of the belt upon the actuator and the construction is suchthat the "belt can be firmly clamped regardless of itstliickiiess. It will 'be clear that A,upon a pull on the'iiree vend- `ot the belt which visthe"rigl'itlower fend thereof, `the rear' endotthe belt, will be in a corresponding right inFig. 7 and they actuator will rock the, clamping member yon itsanis and thus Vagainst the belt regard- 1 iirmly less ofthe thickness thereof. In F ig. 7,

a belt 19 and in the saine view have shown also by dotted llines lthe `relation of the `parts when `the "thinner beltis to: be held. y l

and 10,' I. show three of many Thefonly difference in these'.

In Figs. 8, 9, modifications. views and in the `construction shownin Figs.

pulled and `will thus pull the actuator' 13v v direction or toward the .o

1 to 7' inclusive is with regard to the-loose joint between the clamping member andthe actuatonj In Fig. 8 the partswhich are the saine in construction as in the preceding views,vwill bear similar characters with the The actuator 133L has the` 16a having slots 17a through-` pendant ears which the pivot 12 extends.l In Fig. 9tlie ears 16"4 have slotsl"` elongated for the pas` i y v16A have practically circular `openings 171C to sage ofthe pivot 12b. In Fig. 10 the ears loosely receive thepivot pin 12C.

In Fig. 11 the actuator 13d has at itsrear portion', the ears 21 between'which theend of the belt '19d may lbeheldinV iiXed relation,` `as 'by the clamping member 2O pivoted between the ears 21,y against the body-.oit the actuator` 13d. y

In the several body member, supported by the body ator for the clamping member, movably connected therewith and having also anvindeT pendent actuating connection therewith.,

v forms of the invention it `will be clear that the buckle comprises a a clamping memberin ovably.-

member, and anactu- Taking Fig. czforjexample whichismore or less typical of the connection is vinade by means loit the eye 115 and the Vbar-7k sol that the actuating device and the `clamping member can operate rela- .'The actuating or settingr connection is made by means oit the slot 17 and the pin .12. This independent actuating connection is'also desirably aloose one,` thus adapting the clamping member to co-opera`te other views, the movable with belts which vary in thicknesswhich is one of the .vital features" of the invention.

Another important point is the factV that ythe setting of the clamping member, is effected backward orreaiward pull thereon.` HIn, the construction shown `both of these highly advantageous features are present, but there i'nay be instances where this is not the case.,v Y f l, j i

The ears 16 have ia loose connection by Leganes Y 5r means of a piu and elongated slotjoint in the several views, although the ears 1n question carry exponent marks in several of said Views. Referring in this connection to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, the ears 16 receive the pin l2 so that as the actuator 14 is swung over between the limits of action, the 'end walls of said slots 17 will engage the pin 12 to thus limit the motion of said actuator 14. It should be noted that as the actuator 14 is swung` from the position it is shown as occupying in Fig. 7, the walls of the slot 17, act against the pin 12, to thus set the clamping member 9.

What I claim is:

1. A buckle comprising' a body member, a clamping` member pivotally supported for rocking movement by the body member, and

an actuator for the clamping member,- pivotl ally connected therewith and provided with ears through which the pivot of the clamping member loosely extends.

2. A buckle comprising a body member, a cam clamping member pivotally supported for rocking movement by the body memi ber, and an actuator for the clamping member pivotally connected therewith and provided with ears having openings through which the pivot of the clamping member looself extends the actuator also havin@ njuans for the connection therewith of a be t.

3. A buckle comprising a body member, a cam clamping member pivotally supported for rocking movement by the body member, and an actuator for the clamping member pivotally connected therewith and provided with ears having openings through which the pivot of the clamping;- member extends for rocking` movement, the actuator also having means for the connection ltherewith of a elt.

1. A buckle comprising a body member, a cam clamping member pivotally supported for rockingmovement by the body member,

and an actuator for the clamping member` loosely connected therewithv and provided 'with ears having` openings through which the pivot of the clamping member eXtends for rockingymovement, `the actuator also having means for the connection therewith of a belt.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

JOHN F. oARPMiLL.

In presence 01?- MARYF. LONG,

HEATH SUTHERLAND. 

